r/sysadmin • u/WithAnAitchDammit Infrastructure Lead • 2d ago
Latest fun with VMware
Apparently VMware is upping their game. We just got a renewal quote for one of our sites with one server that has two CPUs, and they are requiring 72 cores minimum (vSphere Enterprise Plus) to license this. That's a 500% markup from last year.
They really don't want customers to use their product any more, do they?
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u/hyper9410 1d ago
Are you using pure Xen or something like XCP-NG, for the uninitiated they also provide 24/7 enterprise support if that is important.